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case(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (instance)
b. la cuestión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It was a case of doing what we were told.Fue una cuestión de hacer lo que nos pidieron.
c. el ejemplo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It was a clear case of incompetence.Era un ejemplo claro de incompetencia.
2. (medicine)
3. (legal)
4. (container)
a. el estuche (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The case was nicer than the bracelet.El estuche era más bonito que la pulsera.
f. el maletín (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Emilio took the contracts out of his case to sign them.Emilio sacó los contratos del maletín para firmarlos.
g. el portafolios (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The lawyer had a beautiful black leather case.El abogado tenía un bonito portafolios de cuero negro.
i. la vitrina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The jewels in the case were stolen last night.Anoche robaron las joyas de la vitrina.
5. (grammar)
6. (printing)
a. la mayúscula (F) (upper case)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Many signs are written in upper case.Muchos letreros están escritos en mayúscula.
b. la minúscula (F) (lower case)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The trend now is to write everything in lower case and without punctuation.La moda ahora es escribir todo en minúscula y sin puntuación.
7. (argument)
a. las razones (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the students put forward a case for changing our time zone.Uno de los estudiantes expuso razones para cambiarnos de huso horario.
b. los argumentos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you want us to modify our procedures, you'll need to make a good case for it.Tendrás que dar buenos argumentos si quieres que modifiquemos nuestros procedimientos.
8. (colloquial) (peculiar person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el caso (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mariana is a real case. She never admits she's wrong.Mariana es un caso total; nunca reconoce que está equivocada.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
9. (slang) (to survey)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
After casing the area, the officer called for reinforcements.Tras estudiar la zona, el agente pidió refuerzos.
10. (to cover)
a. revestir
What is the best material to case the wall?¿Cuál es el mejor material para revestir la pared?
11. (medicine)
a. escayolar
The nurse cased my broken arm from wrist to elbow.La enfermera me escayoló el brazo roto desde la muñeca hasta el codo.
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